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The Daily journal-herald. (Delaware, Ohio), 1917-01-05

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Taft Addresses Chamber of yr|y|7|;j (]Q ppftl/ I PUflF
Commerce in Youngstown "lIIILLLUO, unCElA LlHUL
PRICE TEN CENTS PER WEKJt
OF PEACE IS
STILL
Official Circles Are Annoyed By the Uncertainty of
the Present Situation-
Are Undetermined What
Next Step Will Be.
Young8town, Jan. 5—William j
Howard Taft addressed the chamber'
of commerce today on the subject!
"A Practical Basis for Permanent i
World Peace."
Jhe
BY ROBERT i. BENDER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 5—With
door of peace believed to be swing
ing uncertainly, deep annoyance was
expressed in official circles today at
■what was regarded as Teutonic propaganda desined to influence this ov-
ernment's next move.
In the last three days much has
been said about what this government proposes to do as its next step.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing have said nothing about It
whatever. They still are acting *n
secrecy.
The president admitting that he
does not yet know wnat action he
-will take has told no one, with the
possible exception of Col. House what
Is in his mind.
At a conference between the President and House yesterday the two
discussed the question of the president sending a further peace communication. What, if any, decision was
reached is another secret.
Despite official silence, however,
there has been a sudden and vast
amount of "information" forthcoming from "somewhere"—and that
"somewhere" is suspected to be
""Teutonic circles," officials frankly
believe.
The only thing that is definitely
known is that the President still
feels that the door of peace remains
open.
MARION—Ezra Campbell 80, well!
known resident of the county,
dead.
is!
SALARIES
ARE HEED
Elyria Is Torn With Strife
and Its Council Refuses to
Act Because of Position
Created for Miss Rose
Moriarity.
Desire To Avoid Dumping
Monroe Doctrine Overboard Also Said To Be Actuating Motive in Attack
on Resolution.
Elyria, O., Jan. 5—Salaries of city
employes are held up; city bills aggregating |4,000 remain unpaid;
council refused to approve a $177,-
000 budget and the city of Elyria Is
torn with strife—all because of a
fight made to prevent Miss Rose Mo-
rairity taking her newly created position as deputy council clerk.
When Auditor R. H. Rice obtained
an injunction restraining her from
performing the duties of her new
office, the council elected through her
efforts balked all along the line.
Rose has for years been known as
Elyria's "petticoat mayor."
The injunction bearing Is scheduled for tomorrow.
BY 3. P. YODER
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. 5—A desire to
avoid dumping the Monroe doctrine
overboard seemed today to be the actuating motive behind the senate
fight against the Hitchcock resolution endorsing President Wilson's
despatch of notes to belligerents.
The spectre of a break or war
with Germany over submarines appeared to have been relegated to the
background, though opponents of the
resolution know that administration
sources have declared the notes had
that spirit behind them.
In a nutshell, the fight as it shaped
up today, was against American interference in the peace situation, lest
this be misinterpreted and involve
lasting displeasures and entangling
alliances.
Opponents of the endorsement resolution believe that the suggestion of
a world peace league or similar instrumentality means ditching the
Monroe doctrine and plunging this
nation into the involved mazes of
European politics, intrigue and perhaps even war.
Senator Works, California, had
about two more hours of his valedictory^ At 2 o'clock this afternoon
the fight was due to come up again
on Senator Hitchcock's motion to
proceed with consideration of his
resolution. This was slated to precipitate more talk.
Administration leaders Had to
force an early vote while Republicans
showed a tendency to obstruct it.
The fight drew tighter along party
lines. However there appeared likely to be some switches, especially as
some progressive republicans are
likely to side with the democrats.
DtTEKDFBSeZSiaiflD MAKES
TESTIMONY
BEFORE RULES
COMMITTEE
Indiana Representative
Mentions a Number of
Prominent Figures in His
Story of How Leaks Occurred.
Pittsburgh, Jan. S The name of
Bernard Wesley Lewis is to be cleared if possible of actual connection
with the murder of Mazie Colbert.
Wenman A. Lewis, father of the
spendthrift young broker today planned an investigation with the hope
of learning whether or not his son's
ulclde was an act denoting guilt or
one of hysteria.
Colonel Christodoules in left foreground; E. Venizelos carrying flag.
Former Premier Venizelos, who is at the head of the Greek provisional government, is here shown presenting a standard to Colonel. Christodoules, defender of Kavala against the Bulgars. A large crowd attended th*
ceremonies. Venizelos is an ardent sympathizer with the cause of the entente allies.
IITE
WEST FRONT III
GERMAN PUNS
Allies Think Desperate Needj
of Peace is Behind a Last!
i
Supreme Effort on Part of;
Teutons.
CINCINNATI—Frank J. Enger,
.".8, president of the Enger .Motor Car
Co., committed suicide by shooting in
his office. He is said to have been in
ill health.
MARYSVILLE—John M. Whitmer
has been selected mayor of MilfordJ
Center by council succeeding Dr. By-j
ron E. Baker newly elected state sen- j
ator.
STAKES FATE
OF ARMY ON
VILLA HALT
DECLARED
E
Mazie Colbert Had Wilfully
Planned To Wreak Revenge After Love Affair
Seven Years Ago Was
Broken Off.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 5—Three
members of Pittsburgh's exclusive
social set were paying today the folly
that Mazie Colbert declarec ln Warren, Pa., seven years ago that sbe
would exact from society because it
refused to accept her. They were
Wenman Lewis and his wife, father
and mother of Bernard Wesley
Lewis, and the widow of the spendthrift broker who ended his life in
an Atlantic City hotel yesterday.
"They will pay; I'll make them or
Washington, Jan. 5—Prefacing a
statement to the house rules committee that he "makes no charges
against any one and that his information is based only on hearsay and
rumor," Representative Wood, of Indiana, today mentioned the names
of Secretary to the President Tumulty, "a Mr. Boiling" who Wood
said is the president's brother-in-
law; Otto Kahn, of Kahn, Loeb &
Co., New York, and Paul ML Warburg, of the federal reserve board,
when he appeared as first witness in
favor of a congressional investigation
into charges that advance information of the president's note to belligerents leaked to Wall Street.
Just before Wood took the stand
the committee decided to ask the
governors of the New York stock exchange, W. B. Hibbs & Co., and all
other Washington stock brokerage
.houses to preserve all books containing records of transactions made between Dec. 10 and Dec. _:j, which
dates respectively are eight days be-
Cniranza
IS
die in the attempt," Mazie Is said to j fore and five days after the presi
have told a girl -friend shortly be- dent's note was dispatched.
^^^^^^^^™ After being sworn, Wood made a
6trong effort to be permitted to give
his testimony behind locked doors.
unsuccessful in his effort for an
executive session Wood told how he
'had heard" Lafayette, Ind., and
jOshkosh. Wis., brokers received con-
|_dentlal advices to sell short before
I the stock market closed.
He mentioned that F. A. Connolly
land company who do an extensive
business have a member of their firm
fore she left Warren to embark wil
fully upon the course that br< ight
death to her and end to Lewis. By
"they" she meant society.
.Mazie was a waitress In the Exchange hotel in Warren. There she
fell in love with a young millionaire,
member of one of the wealthiest and
most prominent families in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The match
was broken through the interference
of her fiance's parents.
Commander To
Meet Rebel South of Chihuahua City and Make a _________________________________________ ___________ta____.
"a Mr. Boiling, a brother of Mrs.
Stand to Stop Northward' Her friends there declare that it!\\iison.
r l was
March.
vas a real love match—on the part
Picked up and
About With Twenty-eight
Inside at Vireton -
Two Escape Injury.
State Department Gets
Word Denying Killing
By United Press.
Washington, Jan. 5.—The state
department today received word denying that Villistas had killed
French Consul Bernardino of Tor-
reon and one of his sons. A previous report to the department was
that they had been slain.
DEATH MAY
SEAL SECRET
DF
London. Jan. 5—Germany is about
to attempt another great offensive on i ______
the west front, in the view of the i
allies. The same desperate need ofj Baptist Indian Mission Is!
peace which the allies believe in-1 '
spired the German proposal is;
thought, now that thse pease pleas i
have been rejected, to be behind a I
gigantic thrust on the west designed
as Germany's supreme effort.
Dispatches from Paris today indi-j
cated general belief there that the
German blow was now being prepar-:
ed. Gustave Herve in an editorial in j
La Victoire, fixed February as the!
time when this blow will be struck.
Le Figaro and Le Temps agree that
a "push" is impending but think it
will come later in the year.
German public opinion is now believed to be dangerously near the
breaking point because of food privations, and the German government
is thought to realize that it must be
fed on some great military attempt
at a victory against Germany's major foes. The Rumanian victory although hailed as another evidence of
"Barney Baruch," he said, "I am
reliably informed had several con-
of each—and probably tho only sincere affair of the heart that the Kane j ^reVce. with Secretary Tumulty at
beauty ever had. Because of the re-. th_ Blltmore hotel, Xew york> one
fusal of his family to permit the.f them gt breakfast and had infor.
marriage. Mazie declared vengeance; !mation _f the _ote t_._ or tnree dayg
El Paso Tex Jan 5 GeneraliSWOre QUietly bUt emi,hatiCaUy that! before it was sent." Wood then
Tossed1. • ,', '•' She WaS thr°Ugh WUh the Path otlasked that Otto Kahn be subpoenaed.
__~_c- Francisco Murguia, ( arranzista com-; rectitude. A few days later she left'
mander in the north has staked the Warren, went to Erie, and was initi-
fate of his whole army in an at-'ated h* a woman notorious through-
l'nit.1
BV WEBB MHJ.EK
Pres* Staff <'orre>|M>ndent.
out the east into the baiting, bleed-
"I am informed," he said, "Kahu
received information and advised
friends to sell short. One was a prom-
But tempt to halt Villa's northward drive ""' ~~ "*"* """ l"c "*"""»• uleeu-j inent railroad president."
.ing, heartbreaking and home rending,
| upon Chihuahua City, taking it out|game that she purgued fQr th_ _e_t;
■to meet the """—■-- ■■™™™™™
By United Press.
Boston, Jan. 5.—Death may seal
today the secret of a taxicab tragedy
last night wherein Miss Mildred Mel-
zian, 19, of a wealthy Brookline family, was shot in the side and her
companion thrice wounded—in the
head, thigh and abdomen. The police theory, based on fragmentary
statements obtained from the girl,
was that James J. Riley, 33, Miss
Melzian's companion, shot her in a
fit of jealousy and then attempted
suicide.
Riley is dying and only an exceedingly delicate operation can save the
girl's life, in the opinion of physicians. Tne girl's wrist was broken
apparently in a struggle In the taxi-
cab.
German invincibility, has failed to j ing its human debris as it was drag
evoke the German public enthusiasm j ged alon. But two escaper injury,
expected, because of the realization
of Rumania's military weakness. Ac
i city, according to refugees arriving!
McAlester, Okla., Jan. 5—With [at the border today,
eleven school children dead, four] Two trains carrying government
fatally injured and eight others BUf-i forces have been captured by Villa
fering from broken bones and inter-[and tlie t'arranzistas scattered gome
nal injuries the people of Pittsburgh [deserting to the bandit leader, fed-
county today rallied to the supportleral department agents here learned
of the stricken district that w;is today.
swept by a -.ornado yesterday. °nl>' a sma11 _*n_on numbering
• ... ,1000 men under General Gonzales
Ripping everything from roots and: . .. . .. .,
were left guarding the northern cap-
foundation as the tornado sv.ept!itaI Foreigners are trying to leave
aloqg, a little Baptist Indian mission I tne city iearing tne villistas will slip
at Vireton, with 28 within was pick-1 around tne government forces andi
Villistas south of the aiz years in Philadelphia.
STATE AUTO
RECEIPTS
ENLARGED
REFUSAL TO
ENDORSE IS
DENIED TODAY
ed up and tossed in the air, scatter- j assauit the city. A separate column'
cording to information here German
officialdom is realizing that it must
make some move to offset French
successes at Verdun and British power manifested last summer.
But if Germany is preparing another offensive, she will find the allies ready. Speeding up of all
branches has been tbe first duty of
the new Lloyd George ministry.
GALL1POLIS—All ten local saloonkeepers were found guilty of
charges of Belling liquor to minors.
Appeal will be taken.
EAST LIVERPOOL—-Miss Sarah
Chestnut, 7, is dead at Hooston, Pa.,
near here, from burns received when
her clothing caught fire.
The dead: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jessie Bristow, 17.
Lilly Bristow, 7.
Budge Brummett, 6.
Merta Davis. 9.
Olie Davis, 7.
Albert Dickinson, 6.
Floyd McFall, 7.
James Paddy, 13.
Etta Pendelton, 17.
Alta Warren, 18.
Verda Wrarren, 14.
Originating at Richville, the storm
gained momentum as it swung up
the ravine and when it passed the
Choctaw Indian mission it had sufficient force to tear that frail building from its foundation. Further
up the narrow valley the tornado
•truck the Vireton school house and
left nothing but three boards to
mark the spot where It stood.
BY CH.VKI.I-> P. STEWART
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! United 1'ress Staff ('orr«'s|>onde>nt.
1 Buenos Aires. .Ian 5—Intimations
Columbus, Jan. 5—During the first ■ from London that Argentine and
five days of January, the state auto Hrazi, have refused t0 endorse I'res-
•v, , Mi ho* s._o- r>nr_„~n ncnr.i ! re*-'istrar office has received by mail,jident VVilson's peace note to Euro-
that city, has taken Diirango accord-,rece| tg for payment of 1917 licenses' belligerents were denied today
ing to informatio nobtained by D. 8.L_ tne aggregate 0. $150>550 against jr^-Sl^Z^ '
{$97,000 last year. Dispatches from Brazil asserted
More than 4.00o unopened appli- tllat the ex,)reSsions of disapproval
[cations are in the office and four;of Ule peace note reported trom Sec.
clerks are working overtime. !mary of Sute Harbogas were purely
personal and did not seek to typify
the Brazilian government's attitude.
Officially it was admitted here today that lack of joint action by South
American government will probably
prevent a formal endorsement of the
American note unless further developments facilitate such a step.
of Villistas under Col. Fernandez,
sent from Torreon after capture of
authorities here. ^^^^^^^^^^
Germany Requests Removal
of Minister Vopicka by U. S.
By United Press.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Germany-
has requested the United States government to remove Minister Vopicka
from Bucharest. The request probably will be granted.
MARTSVILLE—Victor J. Payne,
61, for 32 years managed Oakdale
cemetery, during which time he had
buried 3500 persons, is dead.
Last Surviving Major Gen.
of Civil War Dies Abroad
Berlin, Jan. 5—Peter Osterhaus,
last surviving major general of the
United states forces in the civil war,
died at the home of his daughter-in-
law at Dulsburg. Interment took
place today at Coblenz. Gen. Osterhaus is the father of Read Admiral
Osterhaus of the United States navy.
TOLEDO—D. A. Merritt. president
of the Independent Grocers Association, was fined 150 and costs for selling oleomargerine without displaying
a license certificate. The fine was
suspended.

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Taft Addresses Chamber of yr|y|7|;j (]Q ppftl/ I PUflF
Commerce in Youngstown "lIIILLLUO, unCElA LlHUL
PRICE TEN CENTS PER WEKJt
OF PEACE IS
STILL
Official Circles Are Annoyed By the Uncertainty of
the Present Situation-
Are Undetermined What
Next Step Will Be.
Young8town, Jan. 5—William j
Howard Taft addressed the chamber'
of commerce today on the subject!
"A Practical Basis for Permanent i
World Peace."
Jhe
BY ROBERT i. BENDER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 5—With
door of peace believed to be swing
ing uncertainly, deep annoyance was
expressed in official circles today at
■what was regarded as Teutonic propaganda desined to influence this ov-
ernment's next move.
In the last three days much has
been said about what this government proposes to do as its next step.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing have said nothing about It
whatever. They still are acting *n
secrecy.
The president admitting that he
does not yet know wnat action he
-will take has told no one, with the
possible exception of Col. House what
Is in his mind.
At a conference between the President and House yesterday the two
discussed the question of the president sending a further peace communication. What, if any, decision was
reached is another secret.
Despite official silence, however,
there has been a sudden and vast
amount of "information" forthcoming from "somewhere"—and that
"somewhere" is suspected to be
""Teutonic circles," officials frankly
believe.
The only thing that is definitely
known is that the President still
feels that the door of peace remains
open.
MARION—Ezra Campbell 80, well!
known resident of the county,
dead.
is!
SALARIES
ARE HEED
Elyria Is Torn With Strife
and Its Council Refuses to
Act Because of Position
Created for Miss Rose
Moriarity.
Desire To Avoid Dumping
Monroe Doctrine Overboard Also Said To Be Actuating Motive in Attack
on Resolution.
Elyria, O., Jan. 5—Salaries of city
employes are held up; city bills aggregating |4,000 remain unpaid;
council refused to approve a $177,-
000 budget and the city of Elyria Is
torn with strife—all because of a
fight made to prevent Miss Rose Mo-
rairity taking her newly created position as deputy council clerk.
When Auditor R. H. Rice obtained
an injunction restraining her from
performing the duties of her new
office, the council elected through her
efforts balked all along the line.
Rose has for years been known as
Elyria's "petticoat mayor."
The injunction bearing Is scheduled for tomorrow.
BY 3. P. YODER
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. 5—A desire to
avoid dumping the Monroe doctrine
overboard seemed today to be the actuating motive behind the senate
fight against the Hitchcock resolution endorsing President Wilson's
despatch of notes to belligerents.
The spectre of a break or war
with Germany over submarines appeared to have been relegated to the
background, though opponents of the
resolution know that administration
sources have declared the notes had
that spirit behind them.
In a nutshell, the fight as it shaped
up today, was against American interference in the peace situation, lest
this be misinterpreted and involve
lasting displeasures and entangling
alliances.
Opponents of the endorsement resolution believe that the suggestion of
a world peace league or similar instrumentality means ditching the
Monroe doctrine and plunging this
nation into the involved mazes of
European politics, intrigue and perhaps even war.
Senator Works, California, had
about two more hours of his valedictory^ At 2 o'clock this afternoon
the fight was due to come up again
on Senator Hitchcock's motion to
proceed with consideration of his
resolution. This was slated to precipitate more talk.
Administration leaders Had to
force an early vote while Republicans
showed a tendency to obstruct it.
The fight drew tighter along party
lines. However there appeared likely to be some switches, especially as
some progressive republicans are
likely to side with the democrats.
DtTEKDFBSeZSiaiflD MAKES
TESTIMONY
BEFORE RULES
COMMITTEE
Indiana Representative
Mentions a Number of
Prominent Figures in His
Story of How Leaks Occurred.
Pittsburgh, Jan. S The name of
Bernard Wesley Lewis is to be cleared if possible of actual connection
with the murder of Mazie Colbert.
Wenman A. Lewis, father of the
spendthrift young broker today planned an investigation with the hope
of learning whether or not his son's
ulclde was an act denoting guilt or
one of hysteria.
Colonel Christodoules in left foreground; E. Venizelos carrying flag.
Former Premier Venizelos, who is at the head of the Greek provisional government, is here shown presenting a standard to Colonel. Christodoules, defender of Kavala against the Bulgars. A large crowd attended th*
ceremonies. Venizelos is an ardent sympathizer with the cause of the entente allies.
IITE
WEST FRONT III
GERMAN PUNS
Allies Think Desperate Needj
of Peace is Behind a Last!
i
Supreme Effort on Part of;
Teutons.
CINCINNATI—Frank J. Enger,
.".8, president of the Enger .Motor Car
Co., committed suicide by shooting in
his office. He is said to have been in
ill health.
MARYSVILLE—John M. Whitmer
has been selected mayor of MilfordJ
Center by council succeeding Dr. By-j
ron E. Baker newly elected state sen- j
ator.
STAKES FATE
OF ARMY ON
VILLA HALT
DECLARED
E
Mazie Colbert Had Wilfully
Planned To Wreak Revenge After Love Affair
Seven Years Ago Was
Broken Off.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 5—Three
members of Pittsburgh's exclusive
social set were paying today the folly
that Mazie Colbert declarec ln Warren, Pa., seven years ago that sbe
would exact from society because it
refused to accept her. They were
Wenman Lewis and his wife, father
and mother of Bernard Wesley
Lewis, and the widow of the spendthrift broker who ended his life in
an Atlantic City hotel yesterday.
"They will pay; I'll make them or
Washington, Jan. 5—Prefacing a
statement to the house rules committee that he "makes no charges
against any one and that his information is based only on hearsay and
rumor," Representative Wood, of Indiana, today mentioned the names
of Secretary to the President Tumulty, "a Mr. Boiling" who Wood
said is the president's brother-in-
law; Otto Kahn, of Kahn, Loeb &
Co., New York, and Paul ML Warburg, of the federal reserve board,
when he appeared as first witness in
favor of a congressional investigation
into charges that advance information of the president's note to belligerents leaked to Wall Street.
Just before Wood took the stand
the committee decided to ask the
governors of the New York stock exchange, W. B. Hibbs & Co., and all
other Washington stock brokerage
.houses to preserve all books containing records of transactions made between Dec. 10 and Dec. _:j, which
dates respectively are eight days be-
Cniranza
IS
die in the attempt," Mazie Is said to j fore and five days after the presi
have told a girl -friend shortly be- dent's note was dispatched.
^^^^^^^^™ After being sworn, Wood made a
6trong effort to be permitted to give
his testimony behind locked doors.
unsuccessful in his effort for an
executive session Wood told how he
'had heard" Lafayette, Ind., and
jOshkosh. Wis., brokers received con-
|_dentlal advices to sell short before
I the stock market closed.
He mentioned that F. A. Connolly
land company who do an extensive
business have a member of their firm
fore she left Warren to embark wil
fully upon the course that br< ight
death to her and end to Lewis. By
"they" she meant society.
.Mazie was a waitress In the Exchange hotel in Warren. There she
fell in love with a young millionaire,
member of one of the wealthiest and
most prominent families in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The match
was broken through the interference
of her fiance's parents.
Commander To
Meet Rebel South of Chihuahua City and Make a _________________________________________ ___________ta____.
"a Mr. Boiling, a brother of Mrs.
Stand to Stop Northward' Her friends there declare that it!\\iison.
r l was
March.
vas a real love match—on the part
Picked up and
About With Twenty-eight
Inside at Vireton -
Two Escape Injury.
State Department Gets
Word Denying Killing
By United Press.
Washington, Jan. 5.—The state
department today received word denying that Villistas had killed
French Consul Bernardino of Tor-
reon and one of his sons. A previous report to the department was
that they had been slain.
DEATH MAY
SEAL SECRET
DF
London. Jan. 5—Germany is about
to attempt another great offensive on i ______
the west front, in the view of the i
allies. The same desperate need ofj Baptist Indian Mission Is!
peace which the allies believe in-1 '
spired the German proposal is;
thought, now that thse pease pleas i
have been rejected, to be behind a I
gigantic thrust on the west designed
as Germany's supreme effort.
Dispatches from Paris today indi-j
cated general belief there that the
German blow was now being prepar-:
ed. Gustave Herve in an editorial in j
La Victoire, fixed February as the!
time when this blow will be struck.
Le Figaro and Le Temps agree that
a "push" is impending but think it
will come later in the year.
German public opinion is now believed to be dangerously near the
breaking point because of food privations, and the German government
is thought to realize that it must be
fed on some great military attempt
at a victory against Germany's major foes. The Rumanian victory although hailed as another evidence of
"Barney Baruch," he said, "I am
reliably informed had several con-
of each—and probably tho only sincere affair of the heart that the Kane j ^reVce. with Secretary Tumulty at
beauty ever had. Because of the re-. th_ Blltmore hotel, Xew york> one
fusal of his family to permit the.f them gt breakfast and had infor.
marriage. Mazie declared vengeance; !mation _f the _ote t_._ or tnree dayg
El Paso Tex Jan 5 GeneraliSWOre QUietly bUt emi,hatiCaUy that! before it was sent." Wood then
Tossed1. • ,', '•' She WaS thr°Ugh WUh the Path otlasked that Otto Kahn be subpoenaed.
__~_c- Francisco Murguia, ( arranzista com-; rectitude. A few days later she left'
mander in the north has staked the Warren, went to Erie, and was initi-
fate of his whole army in an at-'ated h* a woman notorious through-
l'nit.1
BV WEBB MHJ.EK
Pres* Staff |M>ndent.
out the east into the baiting, bleed-
"I am informed," he said, "Kahu
received information and advised
friends to sell short. One was a prom-
But tempt to halt Villa's northward drive ""' ~~ "*"* """ l"c "*"""»• uleeu-j inent railroad president."
.ing, heartbreaking and home rending,
| upon Chihuahua City, taking it out|game that she purgued fQr th_ _e_t;
■to meet the """—■-- ■■™™™™™
By United Press.
Boston, Jan. 5.—Death may seal
today the secret of a taxicab tragedy
last night wherein Miss Mildred Mel-
zian, 19, of a wealthy Brookline family, was shot in the side and her
companion thrice wounded—in the
head, thigh and abdomen. The police theory, based on fragmentary
statements obtained from the girl,
was that James J. Riley, 33, Miss
Melzian's companion, shot her in a
fit of jealousy and then attempted
suicide.
Riley is dying and only an exceedingly delicate operation can save the
girl's life, in the opinion of physicians. Tne girl's wrist was broken
apparently in a struggle In the taxi-
cab.
German invincibility, has failed to j ing its human debris as it was drag
evoke the German public enthusiasm j ged alon. But two escaper injury,
expected, because of the realization
of Rumania's military weakness. Ac
i city, according to refugees arriving!
McAlester, Okla., Jan. 5—With [at the border today,
eleven school children dead, four] Two trains carrying government
fatally injured and eight others BUf-i forces have been captured by Villa
fering from broken bones and inter-[and tlie t'arranzistas scattered gome
nal injuries the people of Pittsburgh [deserting to the bandit leader, fed-
county today rallied to the supportleral department agents here learned
of the stricken district that w;is today.
swept by a -.ornado yesterday. °nl>' a sma11 _*n_on numbering
• ... ,1000 men under General Gonzales
Ripping everything from roots and: . .. . .. .,
were left guarding the northern cap-
foundation as the tornado sv.ept!itaI Foreigners are trying to leave
aloqg, a little Baptist Indian mission I tne city iearing tne villistas will slip
at Vireton, with 28 within was pick-1 around tne government forces andi
Villistas south of the aiz years in Philadelphia.
STATE AUTO
RECEIPTS
ENLARGED
REFUSAL TO
ENDORSE IS
DENIED TODAY
ed up and tossed in the air, scatter- j assauit the city. A separate column'
cording to information here German
officialdom is realizing that it must
make some move to offset French
successes at Verdun and British power manifested last summer.
But if Germany is preparing another offensive, she will find the allies ready. Speeding up of all
branches has been tbe first duty of
the new Lloyd George ministry.
GALL1POLIS—All ten local saloonkeepers were found guilty of
charges of Belling liquor to minors.
Appeal will be taken.
EAST LIVERPOOL—-Miss Sarah
Chestnut, 7, is dead at Hooston, Pa.,
near here, from burns received when
her clothing caught fire.
The dead: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jessie Bristow, 17.
Lilly Bristow, 7.
Budge Brummett, 6.
Merta Davis. 9.
Olie Davis, 7.
Albert Dickinson, 6.
Floyd McFall, 7.
James Paddy, 13.
Etta Pendelton, 17.
Alta Warren, 18.
Verda Wrarren, 14.
Originating at Richville, the storm
gained momentum as it swung up
the ravine and when it passed the
Choctaw Indian mission it had sufficient force to tear that frail building from its foundation. Further
up the narrow valley the tornado
•truck the Vireton school house and
left nothing but three boards to
mark the spot where It stood.
BY CH.VKI.I-> P. STEWART
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! United 1'ress Staff ('orr«'s|>onde>nt.
1 Buenos Aires. .Ian 5—Intimations
Columbus, Jan. 5—During the first ■ from London that Argentine and
five days of January, the state auto Hrazi, have refused t0 endorse I'res-
•v, , Mi ho* s._o- r>nr_„~n ncnr.i ! re*-'istrar office has received by mail,jident VVilson's peace note to Euro-
that city, has taken Diirango accord-,rece| tg for payment of 1917 licenses' belligerents were denied today
ing to informatio nobtained by D. 8.L_ tne aggregate 0. $150>550 against jr^-Sl^Z^ '
{$97,000 last year. Dispatches from Brazil asserted
More than 4.00o unopened appli- tllat the ex,)reSsions of disapproval
[cations are in the office and four;of Ule peace note reported trom Sec.
clerks are working overtime. !mary of Sute Harbogas were purely
personal and did not seek to typify
the Brazilian government's attitude.
Officially it was admitted here today that lack of joint action by South
American government will probably
prevent a formal endorsement of the
American note unless further developments facilitate such a step.
of Villistas under Col. Fernandez,
sent from Torreon after capture of
authorities here. ^^^^^^^^^^
Germany Requests Removal
of Minister Vopicka by U. S.
By United Press.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Germany-
has requested the United States government to remove Minister Vopicka
from Bucharest. The request probably will be granted.
MARTSVILLE—Victor J. Payne,
61, for 32 years managed Oakdale
cemetery, during which time he had
buried 3500 persons, is dead.
Last Surviving Major Gen.
of Civil War Dies Abroad
Berlin, Jan. 5—Peter Osterhaus,
last surviving major general of the
United states forces in the civil war,
died at the home of his daughter-in-
law at Dulsburg. Interment took
place today at Coblenz. Gen. Osterhaus is the father of Read Admiral
Osterhaus of the United States navy.
TOLEDO—D. A. Merritt. president
of the Independent Grocers Association, was fined 150 and costs for selling oleomargerine without displaying
a license certificate. The fine was
suspended.